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Anonymous wrote:As long as she stays away from UMD she should be ok. UMD grads are unemployable.

What makes you stay this? UMD is DD’s first choice.

The lack of audition process means that only the worst dancers go there. The faculty is incredibly weak and has little to work with. Not only do they have trouble getting hired but we won't hire anyone that was taught by a UMD grad.

Even students that enter with some skill will not keep pace with peers elsewhere. I sit on the otherside if the table and toss the resumes. Too many have underperformed to even bither.

Are you hiring for teaching or performing roles? Doesn’t UMD have a scholarship awarded to talented dancers by audition? If you’re hiring for performing roles, wouldn’t the audition speak louder than the school?

bother.

Both. Haven't had a competent audition in 5 years. The really strong local schools don't hire them to teach.

I’m sorry I’m not trying to out you but to understand more from your perspective. DD is planning to audition for several dance programs next year - including the local ones mentioned here - but UMD has a much stronger academic program and she wants to double major. Her goal is to dance in college at a fairly high (but not top) level and hopefully in a company someday, but doesn’t plan to make her living through dance. Is UMD’s program strong enough to provide those kinds of opportunities?

Not likely employable for a dance company.

How about strong schools that offer dance minors and/or strong companies - Princeton, W&M, Wesleyan, Vassar? Or other schools offering BA dance degrees like GW, AU, or Connecticut College?

Pretty solid options. Even Harvard has a dance major. The current group of GW and AU students are doing well in the working world.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as she stays away from UMD she should be ok. UMD grads are unemployable.

What makes you stay this? UMD is DD’s first choice.

The lack of audition process means that only the worst dancers go there. The faculty is incredibly weak and has little to work with. Not only do they have trouble getting hired but we won't hire anyone that was taught by a UMD grad.

Even students that enter with some skill will not keep pace with peers elsewhere. I sit on the otherside if the table and toss the resumes. Too many have underperformed to even bither.

Are you hiring for teaching or performing roles? Doesn’t UMD have a scholarship awarded to talented dancers by audition? If you’re hiring for performing roles, wouldn’t the audition speak louder than the school?

bother.

Both. Haven't had a competent audition in 5 years. The really strong local schools don't hire them to teach.

I’m sorry I’m not trying to out you but to understand more from your perspective. DD is planning to audition for several dance programs next year - including the local ones mentioned here - but UMD has a much stronger academic program and she wants to double major. Her goal is to dance in college at a fairly high (but not top) level and hopefully in a company someday, but doesn’t plan to make her living through dance. Is UMD’s program strong enough to provide those kinds of opportunities?

Not likely employable for a dance company.

How about strong schools that offer dance minors and/or strong companies - Princeton, W&M, Wesleyan, Vassar? Or other schools offering BA dance degrees like GW, AU, or Connecticut College?

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Anonymous wrote:As long as she stays away from UMD she should be ok. UMD grads are unemployable.

What makes you stay this? UMD is DD’s first choice.

The lack of audition process means that only the worst dancers go there. The faculty is incredibly weak and has little to work with. Not only do they have trouble getting hired but we won't hire anyone that was taught by a UMD grad.

Even students that enter with some skill will not keep pace with peers elsewhere. I sit on the otherside if the table and toss the resumes. Too many have underperformed to even bither.

Are you hiring for teaching or performing roles? Doesn’t UMD have a scholarship awarded to talented dancers by audition? If you’re hiring for performing roles, wouldn’t the audition speak louder than the school?

bother.

Both. Haven't had a competent audition in 5 years. The really strong local schools don't hire them to teach.

I’m sorry I’m not trying to out you but to understand more from your perspective. DD is planning to audition for several dance programs next year - including the local ones mentioned here - but UMD has a much stronger academic program and she wants to double major. Her goal is to dance in college at a fairly high (but not top) level and hopefully in a company someday, but doesn’t plan to make her living through dance. Is UMD’s program strong enough to provide those kinds of opportunities?

Not likely employable for a dance company.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as she stays away from UMD she should be ok. UMD grads are unemployable.

What makes you stay this? UMD is DD’s first choice.

The lack of audition process means that only the worst dancers go there. The faculty is incredibly weak and has little to work with. Not only do they have trouble getting hired but we won't hire anyone that was taught by a UMD grad.

Even students that enter with some skill will not keep pace with peers elsewhere. I sit on the otherside if the table and toss the resumes. Too many have underperformed to even bither.

Are you hiring for teaching or performing roles? Doesn’t UMD have a scholarship awarded to talented dancers by audition? If you’re hiring for performing roles, wouldn’t the audition speak louder than the school?

bother.

Both. Haven't had a competent audition in 5 years. The really strong local schools don't hire them to teach.

I’m sorry I’m not trying to out you but to understand more from your perspective. DD is planning to audition for several dance programs next year - including the local ones mentioned here - but UMD has a much stronger academic program and she wants to double major. Her goal is to dance in college at a fairly high (but not top) level and hopefully in a company someday, but doesn’t plan to make her living through dance. Is UMD’s program strong enough to provide those kinds of opportunities?

No clue about other majors. As a dance major it is considered weak. The weakest. Below CLI Conservatory. If she is not planning to work in dance then who cares.

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Anonymous wrote:NYU is #1

Actually Pace, Oklahoma City, and Boston Conservatory are.

Indiana is considered the Harvard of dance major programs. The acceptance rate is under 10%. Extremely strong program that many professional companies will hire from.

Indiana, Utah and Oklahoma, as well as Butler and UNCSA are the most sought after ballet programs.

Pace, OCU and BoCo are tops in commercial/broadway dance

Indiana is in a category of its own. It is respected in the professional dance world in a way the others are not.

The program is in the highly respected Jacobs School of Music and provides amazing opportunities to their dancers while in college and many get hired into professional companies when they graduate. Majors can also double major at the Kelley School of Business, which sets them up really well for their longer term future.

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Anonymous wrote:NYU is #1

Actually Pace, Oklahoma City, and Boston Conservatory are.

Indiana is considered the Harvard of dance major programs. The acceptance rate is under 10%. Extremely strong program that many professional companies will hire from.

Indiana, Utah and Oklahoma, as well as Butler and UNCSA are the most sought after ballet programs.

Pace, OCU and BoCo are tops in commercial/broadway dance

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Anonymous wrote:As long as she stays away from UMD she should be ok. UMD grads are unemployable.

What makes you stay this? UMD is DD’s first choice.

The lack of audition process means that only the worst dancers go there. The faculty is incredibly weak and has little to work with. Not only do they have trouble getting hired but we won't hire anyone that was taught by a UMD grad.

Even students that enter with some skill will not keep pace with peers elsewhere. I sit on the otherside if the table and toss the resumes. Too many have underperformed to even bither.

Are you hiring for teaching or performing roles? Doesn’t UMD have a scholarship awarded to talented dancers by audition? If you’re hiring for performing roles, wouldn’t the audition speak louder than the school?

bother.

Both. Haven't had a competent audition in 5 years. The really strong local schools don't hire them to teach.

I’m sorry I’m not trying to out you but to understand more from your perspective. DD is planning to audition for several dance programs next year - including the local ones mentioned here - but UMD has a much stronger academic program and she wants to double major. Her goal is to dance in college at a fairly high (but not top) level and hopefully in a company someday, but doesn’t plan to make her living through dance. Is UMD’s program strong enough to provide those kinds of opportunities?

Anonymous wrote:I know a wonderful dancer who majored in dance at SMU.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as she stays away from UMD she should be ok. UMD grads are unemployable.

What makes you stay this? UMD is DD’s first choice.

The lack of audition process means that only the worst dancers go there. The faculty is incredibly weak and has little to work with. Not only do they have trouble getting hired but we won't hire anyone that was taught by a UMD grad.

Even students that enter with some skill will not keep pace with peers elsewhere. I sit on the otherside if the table and toss the resumes. Too many have underperformed to even bither.

Are you hiring for teaching or performing roles? Doesn’t UMD have a scholarship awarded to talented dancers by audition? If you’re hiring for performing roles, wouldn’t the audition speak louder than the school?

bother.

Both. Haven't had a competent audition in 5 years. The really strong local schools don't hire them to teach.

I’m sorry I’m not trying to out you but to understand more from your perspective. DD is planning to audition for several dance programs next year - including the local ones mentioned here - but UMD has a much stronger academic program and she wants to double major. Her goal is to dance in college at a fairly high (but not top) level and hopefully in a company someday, but doesn’t plan to make her living through dance. Is UMD’s program strong enough to provide those kinds of opportunities?